Top articles from the Kiowa County Press for the week ending August 28, 2021
Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending August 28, 2021.
Students are returning to school with anxiety, grief and gaps in social skills
Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in 6 young children had a diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. New findings suggest a doubling of rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression among children and adolescents during the pandemic.
The US is taking a bite out of its food insecurity – here’s one way to scrap the problem altogether
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic levels in October 2021.
American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Aug. 15, 2021, there has been a frenetic evacuation of foreigners and Afghan nationals. Thousands of these Afghans assisted the United States government, which now puts them in danger.
Pastor’s Pearls – August 29, 2021
Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.
Pages from the Past - From our 134-year Archives for August 29, 2021
From the 134-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for August 29, 2021.
Home Country – The quicker way
Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.
SBA Opens Supplemental Grant Applications for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Awardees
Awards expect to begin going out within two week to impacted businesses.
The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees – scientists aim to control it with tiny parasitic wasps
The emerald ash borer is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself – just the trail of destruction it leaves behind under the bark of ash trees.
New Orleans issues evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Ida as forecasters warn of dangerous storm surge – here’s what that means
New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation order for areas outside its levee system and a voluntary evacuation for the rest of the parish on Aug. 27, 2021, as Hurricane Ida headed for the Louisiana coast.
